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011228-N-2383B-517.KANDAHAR (December 28, 2001) -- At the U.S. Marine Corps Base in Kandahar, Afghanistan, Cpl. Ryan Scheucher of Kirkland, Ohio, takes the time to write and read letters from home. Cpl. Scheucher of India Company, 26 MEU(SOC) has been in the fields of Kandahar for two weeks now and will spend his night on watch helping defend and maintain security of the base perimeter. U.S. Marines are in Afghanistan operating in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Photographer's Mate Johnny Bivera, Fleet Combat Camera Atlantic (RELEASED).